Aemund

Aemund (859-881) was King of Nordmann during the 9th century. He was killed at the Battle of Portchester while launching an invasion of southern England in 881.

Biography
Aemund was born in Norway in 859, and he became a Viking sea king and the leader of a small raiding fleet of Nordmann warriors at a young age. In 881, he decided to lead a raiding expedition in the British Isles, invading England via Hampshire on its southern coast. King Alfred the Great of Wessex marched his fyrd southwest from the border with East Anglia to protect the port city of Portchester from the Viking invaders. The impetuous Aemund unwisely attacked Alfred's army, leading to the Battle of Portchester, in which the Viking army was repelled and then slaughtered. Aemund was among the Vikings killed by pursuing West Saxon soldiers during their retreat. His right-hand man Magnus of Nordmann succeeded him as king, only to be slain on the Isle of Wight shortly after.